Songs Written by Ricky WestTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

As a songwriter, Ricky West first charted in 1969 with Kool and the Gang.The artist placed 10 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 3 of which reached the Top‑10.The artist scored 13 UK Top‑75 entries, including 4 Top‑10 placements.On US Alternative the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.On US RnB the artist achieved 3 Top‑10s.

Top songs: #1: I Got 5 on It - #2: Feel So Good - #3: Jungle Boogie - #4: Boy You Knock Me Out - #5: Too Hot
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  Kool & The Gang
1.
09/1969

Kool and the Gang
Kool & The Gang

from Kool and the Gang   
21 pts
59
US
19
R&B




instrumental
[De-Lite 519-0]
written by Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Robert Mickens, Rick Westfield greentick, Claydes Smith, Woodrow Sparrow & Dennis Thomas
2.
06/1970

Let the Music Take Your Mind
Kool & The Gang

from Kool and the Gang   
16 pts
78
US
19
R&B




[De-Lite 529]
written by Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Robert Mickens, Gene Redd, Claydes Smith, Woodrow Sparrow, Dennis Thomas & Rick Westfield greentick
Jungle Boogie
3.
12/1973

#3  Jungle Boogie
Kool & The Gang

from Wild and Peaceful   Wild and Peaceful
204 pts
4
US
2
R&B


51
UK
[De-Lite 559]
written by Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, Donald Boyce, Melvin Brown, Robert Mickens, Claydes Smith, Dennis Thomas & Richard Westfield greentick
  Shabba Ranks
4.
05/1993

What'cha Gonna Do
Shabba Ranks

from X-tra Naked   X-tra Naked
50 pts


62
R&B


21
UK
featuring Queen Latifah
[Epic 74938]
written by Claydes Charles Smith, Clifton Dillon, Queen Latifah, Dennis Thomas, Errol Dillon, Freddie Washington, George Brown, Lakim Shabazz, Patrice Rushen, Rexton Gordon, Ricky West greentick, Robert Bell, Robert Mickens & Ronald Bell
  Whitehead Brothers
5.
11/1994

Forget I Was a G
Whitehead Brothers

from Serious   
25 pts


32
R&B


40
UK
[Motown 2271]
written by Kenny Whitehead, Errol Johnson, Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, Donald Boyce, Melvin Brown, Robert Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, Dennis Thomas & Ricky West greentick
  Luniz
I Got 5 on It
6.
06/1995

#1  I Got 5 on It
Luniz

from Operation Stackola   Operation Stackola
282 pts
8
US
4
R&B


3
UK
[Noo Trybe 38474]
written by Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, Donald Boyce, George Brown, Yukmouth, Denzil Foster, Anthony Gilmour, Numskull, Jay King, Thomas Mcelroy, Robert Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, Dennis Thomas & Ricky West greentick
  Jerald Daemyon
7.
11/1995

Summer Madness
Jerald Daemyon

from Thinking About You   
2 pts


60
R&B




[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
[GRP album cut]
written by Robert Mickens, Alton Taylor, Robert Bell, George Brown, Claydes Smith, Ronald Bell, Richard Westfield greentick & Dennis Thomas
  Coolio
Too Hot
8.
12/1995

#5  Too Hot
Coolio

from Gangsta's Paradise   Gangsta's Paradise
140 pts
24
US
31
R&B


9
UK
[Tommy Boy 7718]
written by Artis Ivey, Brian Dobbs, Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Robert Mickens, Gene Redd, Claydes Smith, Woodrow Sparrow & Richard Westfield greentick
  Jerald Daemyon
9.
05/1996

Summer Madness
Jerald Daemyon

from Thinking About You   
1 pts


103
R&B




R
written by Robert Mickens, Alton Taylor, Robert Bell, George Brown, Claydes Smith, Ronald Bell, Richard Westfield greentick & Dennis Thomas
  GusGus
10.
03/1997

Believe
GusGus

from Polydistortion   Polydistortion
3 pts






154
UK
written by Claydes Smith, Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson, Dennis D.T. Thomas, Páll Gardarsson, Richard Westfield greentick, Robert Bell, Robert Mickens, Ronald Bell, Siggi Kjartansson & Tommy Boyce
  Prince Markie Dee
11.
08/1997

Bounce
Prince Markie Dee

1 pts


82
R&B




as Markie Dee & the Soul Convention
[Crave 78604]
written by Claydes Charles Smith, Damon Johnson, Dennis D.T. Thomas, George Brown, Mark Morales, Mark Rooney, Ricky West greentick, Robert Kool Bell, Robert Mickens & Ronald Bell
  Mase
Feel So Good
12.
11/1997

#2  Feel So Good
Mase

from Harlem World   Harlem World
228 pts
5
US
5
R&B


10
UK
[Bad Boy 79122]
written by Ronald Bell, G. Brown, Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Robert "Spike" Mickens, C. Smith, Dennis Thomas, Rafael Vigil & Richard Westfield greentick
  Luniz
I Got 5 on It (remix)
13.
10/1998

I Got 5 on It (remix)
Luniz

34 pts






28
UK
R
written by Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, Donald Boyce, George Brown, Yukmouth, Denzil Foster, Anthony Gilmour, Numskull, Jay King, Thomas Mcelroy, Robert Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, Dennis Thomas & Ricky West greentick
  Tatyana Ali
Boy You Knock Me Out
14.
01/1999

#4  Boy You Knock Me Out
Tatyana Ali

from Kiss the Sky   Kiss the Sky
153 pts


68
R&B


3
UK
featuring Will Smith
[MJJ Music LP Cut]
written by Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Bobby Caldwell, Raymond Calhoun, Alfons Kettner, Robert Mickens, Kelly Price, Claydes Smith, Will Smith, Alton Taylor, Dennis Thomas, Starr Strukk & Ricky West greentick
  Q-Tip
Breathe and Stop
15.
11/1999

Breathe and Stop
Q-Tip

from Amplified   Amplified
91 pts
71
US
21
R&B


12
UK
[Arista album cut]
written by Kamaal Fareed, James Yancey, Robert Bell, George Brown, Roy Handy, Robert Mickens, Gene Redd, Claydes Charles Smith, Dennis Thomas & Richard Westfield greentick
  Funkmaster Flex
16.
10/2000

Do You
Funkmaster Flex

from 60 Minutes of Funk, Volume IV: The Mixtape   
10 pts
91
US
34
R&B




featuring DMX
[Loud/Def Jam 1967]
written by Earl Simmons, Irving Lorenzo, Larry Ogletree, Robert Bell, Claydes Smith, Robert Mickens, Donald Boyce, Richard Westfield greentick, Dennis Thomas, Ronald Bell & George Brown
  Drunken Master
17.
09/2001

50 Playaz Deep
Drunken Master

1 pts


83
R&B




featuring Lola Damone
[FB/Universal 015111]
written by Alton Taylor, André Harris, Claydes Smith, Dennis Thomas, George Brown, Richard Westfield greentick, Robert Bell, Robert Mickens & Ronald Bell
  Luniz
I Got 5 on It (remix)
18.
08/2002

I Got 5 on It (remix)
Luniz

7 pts






83
UK
R
written by Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, Donald Boyce, George Brown, Yukmouth, Denzil Foster, Anthony Gilmour, Numskull, Jay King, Thomas Mcelroy, Robert Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, Dennis Thomas & Ricky West greentick
I Got 5 on It (remix)
19.
02/2003

I Got 5 on It (remix)
Luniz

3 pts






186
UK
R
written by Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, Donald Boyce, George Brown, Yukmouth, Denzil Foster, Anthony Gilmour, Numskull, Jay King, Thomas Mcelroy, Robert Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, Dennis Thomas & Ricky West greentick
  Joe Budden
Pump It Up
20.
03/2003

Pump It Up
Joe Budden

from Joe Budden   Joe Budden
107 pts
38
US
16
R&B


13
UK
[Def Jam 000395]
written by Ronald Bell, George Brown, Joe Budden, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Justin Smith, Claydes E.X. Smith, Dennis "D.T." Thomas & Richard Westfield greentick
  Plump DJs
21.
02/2004

Creepshow / Weighed Down – Part 1
Plump DJs

from Eargasm   
8 pts






77
UK
written by Lee Rous, Andy Gardner, Chris Gibbs, Claydes Charles Smith, Dennis Thomas, George Brown, Richard Westfield greentick, Robert Bell, Robert Spike Mickens, Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
  Joe Budden
Pump It Up
22.
05/2004

Pump It Up
Joe Budden

from Joe Budden   Joe Budden
3 pts






136
UK
R
written by Ronald Bell, George Brown, Joe Budden, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Justin Smith, Claydes E.X. Smith, Dennis "D.T." Thomas & Richard Westfield greentick
  Q-Tip
Breathe and Stop
23.
12/2004

Breathe and Stop
Q-Tip

3 pts






112
UK
R
written by Kamaal Fareed, James Yancey, Robert Bell, George Brown, Roy Handy, Robert Mickens, Gene Redd, Claydes Charles Smith, Dennis Thomas & Richard Westfield greentick
  Luniz
I Got 5 on It
24.
02/2012

I Got 5 on It
Luniz

9 pts






70
UK
R
written by Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, Donald Boyce, George Brown, Yukmouth, Denzil Foster, Anthony Gilmour, Numskull, Jay King, Thomas Mcelroy, Robert Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, Dennis Thomas & Ricky West greentick
  DJ Drama
So Many Girls
25.
03/2013

So Many Girls
DJ Drama

from Quality Street Music   Quality Street Music
10 pts
90
US
30
R&B




featuring Wale, Tyga & Roscoe Dash
[Aphilliates LP Cut]
written by DJ Drama, Wale, Tyga, Jeffrey Johnson, Samuels, Raymond Diaz, A. Taylor, Robert Mickens, Robert Bell, Dennis Thomas, Ricky West greentick, G. Brown, C. Smith & Ronald Bell
  The Killers
The Man
26.
07/2017

The Man
The Killers

from Wonderful Wonderful   
36 pts




2
alt.
63
UK
written by Brandon Flowers, Mark Stoermer, Ronnie Vannucci Jr., Jacknife Lee, Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Otha Nash, Claydes Smith, Ricky West greentick, Robert Mickens, Donald Boyce & Dennis Thomas
  MK & Dom Dolla
Rhyme Dust
27.
03/2023

Rhyme Dust
MK & Dom Dolla

12 pts






63
UK
written by Dom Dolla, Claydes Charles Smith, Cleveland Horne, Dennis Thomas, Gene Redd, George "Funky" Brown, James Yancey, Q-Tip, Marc Kinchen, Ricky West greentick, Robert Bell, Robert Mickens, Ronald Bell & Roy Handy

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